http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=44850 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Thu, 23 May 2013 22:49:11 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=44850#post-128382 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 08:27:39 +0000 Psycadelic Squirrel 128382@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Made me chuckle anyway. Probably not too far from the truth either </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=44850#post-128360 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 06:11:05 +0000 DorsetBoy 128360@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Today Education Minister Michael Gove announced the next stage of his radical overhaul of British schools by unveiling plans to teach children all the numbers upto 18.</p> <p>Parents will be expected to ensure their children can count as far as 5 before they start school. Pupils will then learn a new number each year, reaching 11 by the end of primary school. Once in secondary education, maths teachers will lead their students on a path of discovery as they master the remaining curriculum numbers from 12 to 18. Students with special aptitude and considered capable of grasping numbers bigger than 18 will be encouraged to take out huge loans to go to university.</p> <p>"Let's not pretend this is going to be easy", said an Education Department spokesman. "Numeracy is a rare skill, just look at George Osborne." </p>